Defibrillator with automatic turn on, defibrillator storage case, and related system and method
US6662046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated or semi-automated defibrillator (AED) automatically turns on when an operator removes it from a storage location. This automatic activation often decreases the time it takes the operator—particularly an inexperienced or anxious operator—to set up and use the AED to resuscitate a patient in cardiac arrest. Furthermore, the AED can be designed to automatically turn off when the operator returns it to the storage location.
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